As Melanesian countries enter their third decade of independence, diverse local
communities are seeking to transform their status in relation to the state. Many
are attempting to frame their interactions with government ...

This essay analyzes land tenure in the United States Territory of American Sâmoa.
It reports the development of a new type of private land that withdraws lands
from traditional descent groups and gives ownership rights to ...

What is the agenda of Melanesianist anthropology in the era of globalization? I
advocate thinking of Melanesia as a site for the ongoing configuration of global
flows of images and ideas, capital and commodities, people ...

Developed in the mid 1980s to explain economic processes in New Zealand’s
sphere of influence in the Pacific islands, the mirab model has proved applicable
across a wide range of island economies. Identifying features of ...

The recent dispersal of Pacific Islanders from their home islands poses long-term
problems for maintaining a continuing sense of community. One possible solution
is the World Wide Web, where virtual communities can be ...